Toy airplane



May 13, 1930. T. A. HODG-DON TOY AIRPLANE Filed Sept. 24, l92 8 'Z-Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR, JZCOJDI'C j A TTORN E Y.

y '1930- I T. A. HODGDON 1,758,399

- TCY AIRPLANE Filed Sept. 24. 1928 2 Sheets-Slant 2 INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY.

- j tiole are indicate 7 portion. is composed-otthc top rtion 2- f and the opposite side portions 3 an f I ,Thefrontendofpthe body-is indicated at '5 having-'- the app'endages; The side pieces- 3- 'and 4 arel for'med w1th,.-the flaps -6 and 7 J 81nd the-extensions 8; and 9, at thelrj iorwardends. The f ront partibis formed. with the v flaps 10, 11-, 12, 13, 14and :15, onone' side, and the'fiaps 16,17,18, 19, 20"and 21 on the Patented May 13, "1930 UNI ED STATES 'rna'ononn a. nonenon, or srnmermnn, massacnusms A 'roY. AIRPLANE Application filed September 24, 1928. I Serial 1 10. 307,928.

' This invention relates to improvements in the construction of 'toy airplanes.

AnobJect of the invention is to lay out a model airplaneon a piece of stifl paper, or k 6 thin fibre wood, so that the component parts, such as the wings, fuselage, tail surfaces, landing gear, dummy engine and propeller, may becut from the la out, then folded, pasted, where noted on t e layout, and assembled for the purpose of forming a miniature prototype, of the original, after which the layout is patterned. After the parts are cut out and assembled, the-toymodel may properly be weighted, in order to make it glide for a short distance through the air,

' when projected by the hand.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l isa plan view representing a piece ofpaper on which lines are placed for inv dicating, :where the cutting'of the various:

. parts composing theairplane or model airplane are to be made.- Fig.2'is a bottom plan view of the finished airplane, and Fig.3 is'a side elevationalview showing the completed,

air lane.

ferring to'the drawings in detail:

1 designates apiece of paper, or. several sheets, or thin fibr'e of wood, on which thevarious parts. comdposing the completedar- .opposite side. The rear or tail-portion of the body is formed with the lateral tail skid extensions22and 23. p

.Tlie side ieces'3. and 4.are formed with 5 the curved s its 24 and 25 for receivin d mounting the wings, when theparts are assembled 'lhese curved openings are so out p as to impart "the necessary aerodynamic camber" to the wings, when inserted com- 5o pletely through. these openings in the inseby means of the slits33, as'shown. The two.

View in-Fig. 2.

The {iuselage or body lage, as will be described later on. 26 designates the tail plane, that is pasted on the upper rear'surface of the .body of the fuselage, as shown in Figures 2 and 3; v The rudder is indicated at 27 having the three integral flaps 28 and thedownwardly extending fiapportion 29, which is secured between the two;tail skid'pieces 22 -and,23 of the body 2, when thefuselage isasse'mbled. "The wing member is indicated at 3.0, whiclncomprises a single piece ofpaper or other material cutout and inserted-through the curved openings 24 and 25 in thefus'elage; 31 and 32 are the ailerons which are formed landing gear elements are indicated, or designated as a whole, by the numerals 34, which I comprises the integral wheel arts 35 and the flap extension 36 'which "a,-e secured to' the sides 3 and 4, when assembled. 37 are pieces that are integral with the side portions 3 and 4 and are folded against the por- 3.

tions 34, where they are secured by paste, as indicated at 34 and serve as braces for the u landing gear, as shown in the bottom plan '38: are braces extending from the underside of the win to the landing gear where its ends 39, are attened'and pastedagamst gear,-as shown-.QfTh'e rtion indicated at'4Qf providedi ifor these braces, as shown in -4'1 designates motor pieces cut out to mdb' cate the cylinders of the engine indicated at 42, These pieces have flap portions 48 for. attaching the motor pieces to the portions 44 of the nose part otthefuselage, After the parts are assembled, the propeller 45 Is attached-b means of; a pin 56' in the opening.47.- he. steps in forming the toy flying machine are substantially as follows:

Afterthe various partsof the fuselage, (or body-), the.landii1g gear, tail, plane, rudder, wings, propeller, braces, and engine are lei? out on paper, or thin wood, they are out f the undersideof the wi and the hm to provide the various elements. The fuselage is a single piece. The operator bends the sides 3 and 4 along the dotted lines 3 and 4, at right angles to the top art 2-' The flaps 6 and 7 are secured toget or by paste.

They retain the sides in place. The extensions 8 and 9' of the. nose are secured in place by being pasted tothe flaps 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 21. Next, the nose part 5' is folded under the portion 5 and secured in place with the extension flaps 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 18 to the inside of the portion 5.

. The tail plane 26 is now pasted to the top of the body part 2. The rudder 27 is secured in place by means of the flaps 28, which are pasted to the tail plane; The part 29,-

covered with paste, is inserted between the skid pieces 22and 23 and secured by pressure on their opposite sides, for the paste to set.

The landing gear-34 is next attached by pasting the extension 36 to the opposite sides 3 and 4. The extensions 37 are now pasted to the inside of thelanding gear 34.

The wing 30 may now be inserted in the two curved openings 24 and 25, which openings impart the necessary aerodynamic camber or bend to the wing.

The tubular braces 38 arenowput in place by securing their opposite ends to the underside of the. wing 30 and the outside of the. landing gear pieces 34.

The flaps 43 of the motor pieces 41 are. at-

tached to the portions 44 of the nose piece. The pin 46 ispassed through the opening of the propeller and inserted in the end of the folded end of the nose.

meaaee having xtensions located in opposed rela tion to provide a tail skid.

4. A. toy airplane having in combination a tail skid of'the fuselage; and V-shaped elements representing motors having integral flaps for securing the said elements to'the sides of the nose'portion of the fuselage.

. THEODORE A. HODGDON.

Suitable .means may be provided for weighting the forward end of'the completed model to make it glide properly, when projected. a

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1.-=An airplane model having an integral top andfoldable side portions, the side portions having tail skid extensions, which are located in opposed relation to, each other, a

tail plane secured to the top :of the body part,

a rudderformed with integral flaps. to receive paste for attaching the same to the top of the tail plane, and having an extension that is located between theskid extensions for attaching the same thereto.

- 2. In a toy airplane, the combination with the fuselage or body part, V-shaped parts' representing the cylinders of a motor and having bendable flaps at the apex of the V which are secured to the sides of the nose part of the fuselage by means of paste.

3. A one piece fuselage comprising a top,

two-sides, and a bendable nose portion, the

said sides having means for receiving a one piece wing and for imparting the necessary aerodynamic cambertethe wingthe fuselage curing the rudder to the tail plane and to the 

